Most fatal attacks by North American black bears during the past century were conducted by lone, male animals that stalked and then killed their human victims as prey.
The common belief that surprising a mother bear with cubs is the most dangerous kind of black bear encounter is inaccurate.
- Dr. Stephen Herrero , University of Calgary .
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5 yr old going out doors st 230 am???
Mom hasn’t done a very good job
Obviously all pit bears must be euthanized.
How do you let your 5 year old outside at 2:30 AM? I hope the precious child recovers quickly
As they say, you can't fix stupid.
Mom’s scream must have really transfixed the bear’s ears for him to drop the kid and run.
Gun Control Kills!
Gun Control hurts Children.
Democrats hurt Children.
I have searched for other articles on this story and it is clear the girl ventured out into the yard in Grand Junction CO on her own while her mother was sleeping.
The mother woke up to hearing a commotion in the yard and went out to investigate. It was only then that she saw her screaming daughter being dragged by a bear. Fortunaly, her mother screamed for some reason — perhaps raw fear. Maybe she was screaming to scare the bear? Who knows. Either way it worked.
What is clear is that the 5 year old girl snuck out on her own. To be sure, the mother will probably now install 6-foot high locks on all the doors.
I’ve had visitors ask me why on earth I wear a gun on my property. I tell them bears and wolves and they laugh. Then I point to the lake and tell them that six wolves were sighted there walking across the ice two Januaries ago - my neighbor got pictures - and that the last bear attack was 20 miles from here last 4th of July. That lady got chewed up some but survived. The ones who bother to continue the debate say, “Well, you should have a dog.” “They eat dogs,” I tell them.